Vidya Balan to visit Bettiah on November 19

BETTIAH: Vidya Balan, who made the youth crazy with her sensational "Uh la la" number in her popular movie 'The Dirty Picture', will find it difficult to pull the crowd in West Champaran when she visits Bettiah on November 19 as it clashes with Chhath.

The West Champaran district administration has made efforts to make the much-hyped campaign for sanitation and hygiene called 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan' of the Centre a grand success but pulling a big crowd for the purpose will not be an easy task as Chhath starts from November 17 with 'Nahai-Khai'. DPRO Manoj Kumar said Balan's visit will have a great impact on the masses. That apart, a chain of events like nukkad natak, sports, painting contest have been organized at the Maharaja Stadium to pull the school students when she visits Bettiah. The district administration has cancelled the Chhath holiday and now the school will remain open so that majority of students participate in the campaign.

The DPRO said that efforts were being made by the administration to get the closing ceremony date of the event postponed. A school teacher, Anima Jha, said the festival and the function falling on the same date have put the people in a fix. .